DVD Review: Touching the Void
The true story, told in interviews and well-done re-enactments, of Joe and Simon, two young mountain climbers who tackle a treacherous 21k foot mountain in the Andes. After a hard climb to the summit, tragedy strikes on the way down when Joe shatters his right leg, effectively condemning him to death high on the mountain. The two desperately struggle to continue the descent together, but after another accident in which Simon believes Joe is killed, Joe is left to descend the mountain alone.
The cinematography of this DVD is simply incredible, and is worth the cost of rental just by itself. The shots of the majestic Andes are breathtaking. The interviews and re-enactments are very well done and the story they tell, of one man's will to survive that can only be described as superhuman, will keep you on the edge of your seat until the end.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
posted by Mike @ 6:18 PM
3 Comments:
Yes, but how will it look on my $238 Korean TV? Should I even bother to Netflix it? I guess with 5 stars Salma must be in there so it's probably worth it.
This movie was made for DLP. Hold off until Erika finishes grad school and you can afford to get one.
As far as the rating goes, although the movie did not contain Salma, a couple of the Andes' peaks reminded me of her, so I felt justified in giving 5 stars.
Based upon Mike's unprecedented perfect rating of 5/5 stars, I rented it. BB has it under filed under special interest, right after the Spanish Armada series.
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